JP2013248272A - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve a Pachinko machine capable of maintaining freshness in a game to suppress a decrease in a rate of operation of a stand by increasing kinds of moving pictures that an image display device can display.SOLUTION: When it is determined that a performance button has been operated (S601: Yes), a camera is activated to photograph a player (S602). Then, when it is determined that facial recognition has been successful (S603: Yes), animation data is generated based on the photographed player image (S606), and is stored in the RAM (S607). The animation data stored in the RAM is composited with a moving picture for composition by composited moving picture generation processing (Fig. 26) to generate a new variation/performance pattern as a composited moving picture. Thus, a variation/performance pattern can be displayed, where the player replaces a character appearing in the variation/performance pattern.

Description

  The present invention provides a jackpot determining means for determining whether a game ball is won or lost based on a random number acquired from a random number generating means when a game ball wins a start opening, and displays a moving image when a game ball wins a start opening. The present invention relates to a pachinko machine that includes an image display device that displays an image indicating a determination result of the jackpot determination means after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start.

  FIG. 31 is an explanatory front view of a conventional pachinko machine. A conventional pachinko machine 700 includes a game board 702 in which a game ball flow area is formed, a launch handle 701 that adjusts the launch intensity of the game ball that is launched into the flow area, and a start port 703 that is disposed in the game board 702. , An image display device 704, an upper tray 705, a variable winning device 706, and a special symbol reservation number display device 709.

  When a game ball launched by the player turning the launch handle 701 wins the start opening 703, the MPU built in the pachinko machine 700 obtains a random number from the random number generation means, and stores the obtained random number in a predetermined memory. Store. Also, when the game ball wins the start opening 703, the image display device 704 starts displaying a moving image, and the MPU determines that the game is a big hit if the random number stored in the memory matches a predetermined big hit value. If they do not match, it is determined to be lost. Hereinafter, the determination of the big hit or the loss is referred to as a big hit determination.

  The moving image displayed by the image display device 704 is composed of a symbol moving image that displays the symbols in a variable manner and a background moving image that is displayed on the background. As the background moving image, a moving image based on a known animation, a TV drama, a movie, or the like is used in addition to a moving image original by a pachinko machine maker. The symbol moving image is a symbol array (hereinafter referred to as symbol sequence) representing a plurality of types of identification information (for example, numbers 0 to 9) in three horizontal display areas on the screen from the top to the bottom. It is a display mode to be moved to. In addition, depending on the model, the symbol moving image is displayed so that the symbol sequence is moved from right to left on the screen in three vertical directions on the screen, or each symbol constituting the symbol sequence is alternately displayed in the same display area. It is a display mode displayed on the screen. Further, while the image display device 704 displays a moving image, a speaker (not shown) provided in the pachinko machine 700 outputs music and sound effects.

  When a predetermined time elapses after the image display device 704 starts displaying the variation of the symbol sequence, the variation display of the symbol sequence is stopped in each display region, and the symbol corresponding to the result of the jackpot determination by the MPU described above is displayed in each display region. Confirmed display. Here, the fixed display means a display state in which the symbol does not change again after it stops. For example, if the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, a symbol composed of all the same numbers such as “777” is fixedly displayed, and if the result of the big hit determination is lost, “767” or the like is displayed. All symbols not composed of the same numbers are fixedly displayed.

  Hereinafter, a combination of symbols indicating that the result of the big hit determination is a big hit is referred to as a big hit symbol, and a combination of symbols indicating that the result of the big hit determination is a loss is referred to as a lost symbol. In addition, the period from the start of the variation display of the symbol sequence to the final display of the big hit symbol or the lost symbol is counted as one variation of the symbol sequence.

  The fluctuation pattern of the symbol sequence in the period from when the image display device 704 starts the variable display of the symbol sequence to when the display is stopped and until the big hit symbol or the lost symbol is fixedly displayed in each display area is roughly divided into normal variations. And there is a variation pattern called reach variation. The reach is a display state in which symbols constituting the jackpot symbol are each displayed in a definite manner in each display area other than one display area in which the symbol row is variably displayed. In other words, it is a display state in which one symbol is unconfirmed before the big hit symbol is aligned. The reach variation pattern is a variation pattern with reach, and the normal variation pattern is a variation pattern without reach.

  When the image display device 704 is in a reach display state, the image display device 704 performs an effect that the player feels thrill whether or not the big hit symbols are aligned. For example, a big hit symbol such as making the symbol row change speed in one display area where the symbol is not fixedly displayed very slow, making it appear that the big hit symbol has passed, changing it in the opposite direction, and causing the big hit symbol to appear again. It seems that they will be in line, but they will produce things that will not be immediately available.

  The reach variation pattern includes a reach variation pattern (hereinafter referred to as a specific reach variation pattern) called a super reach or a special reach with a high probability of definite display of a big hit symbol. This specific reach variation pattern has a particularly stunning structure among reach variation patterns, and the frequency of appearance is low. In addition, when a specific reach variation pattern appears, the probability of a big hit symbol being confirmed and displayed is high, so that the player's expectation for occurrence of a big hit is increased when the specific reach variation pattern appears.

  If the game ball wins the start opening 703 while the image display device 704 displays the symbol sequence in a variably displayed state, the variation display of the symbol sequence based on the winning is suspended, and the variation display of the reserved symbol sequence is This is performed after the display of the variation of the current symbol sequence is completed. The number for which the variable display of the symbol row is held is displayed by the special symbol hold number display device 709 as the special symbol hold number. In the example shown in FIG. 31, the special symbol reservation number display device 709 includes four LEDs, and displays the special symbol reservation number based on the number of lighting of each LED. The number of special symbol reservations decreases by 1 each time the variable display of the symbol sequence based on hold starts once, and the number of lighting of the special symbol reservation number display device 709 decreases by one. In addition, the random number acquired from the random number generation means when the hold occurs is stored in the memory in association with the order of occurrence of the hold, and for the jackpot determination based on the random number, the variation display of the symbol sequence based on the hold is started. Sometimes done.

  When the image display device 704 confirms and displays the big win symbol, a big win occurs, and the variable winning device 706 opens the opening / closing member 707 and opens the big winning port 708. Since the big winning opening 708 has a larger winning area than the normal winning opening, winning becomes easy. Then, there is a condition that a specified number (for example, about 9) of game balls have won a prize winning opening 708 or a condition that the opening time of the prize winning opening 708 has reached a specified time (for example, about 30 seconds). When satisfied, the opening / closing member 707 is closed and the special winning opening 708 is closed.

  A round from the opening of the special winning opening 708 to the closing is defined as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, a maximum of 14 rounds) are executed, during which the player can acquire a large amount of prize balls. Hereinafter, the game from the start of the first round to the end of the final round is referred to as a jackpot game.

  In addition, when a big hit occurs in a specific jackpot symbol, the gaming state after the big hit game based on the big hit is changed to a gaming state with a high probability of jackpot occurrence. Such a change in the probability of jackpot occurrence from a low probability to a high probability is called probability change. In the future, the big hit that will cause a probability change is called the probability change big hit, and the big hit other than the probability change big hit is usually called a big hit. Hereinafter, the determination of whether or not the probability variation big hit is referred to as the probability variation big hit determination. In addition, a gaming state that has changed to probability change is referred to as a probability variation gaming state, and a gaming state other than the probability variation gaming state is referred to as a normal gaming state. Assuming that a single change is from the time when the image display device starts changing the symbol row to the time when the big hit symbol or the lose symbol is displayed, the probability variation gaming state will vary depending on the model, and the big hit game will end. Therefore, there are models that continue until the number of changes in the symbol sequence reaches the specified number, and models that continue until the next big hit occurs.

JP2012-019827A (paragraphs 154 to 179)

However, in the conventional pachinko machine 700 described above, since the image display device 704 selects and displays a moving image stored in a memory at the time of manufacture, the types of moving images that can be displayed are limited.
Therefore, if the player makes a round of the types of moving images while playing a game, the player does not feel freshness of the game, so the player does not play with the same model.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and by increasing the types of moving images that can be displayed by the image display device, the freshness of the game is maintained and the operating rate of the stand is lowered. It aims at realizing the pachinko machine which can control.

(Claim 1)
In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the invention according to claim 1 of this application, a game board (5) in which a falling area of game balls is formed, and a launching device (5) that fires a game ball (P) to the falling area ( 4, 4a to 4n), a starting port (21, 22) provided in the game board, random number generating means for generating random numbers (R1 to R10), and a game ball launched by the launching device Random number acquisition means (S203) for acquiring the random number generated by the random number generation means when winning the mouth, and big hit determination means (S210, S211) for determining whether it is a big hit or a loss based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means ), And when the game ball fired by the launching device wins the start opening, the display of the moving image is started, and after a predetermined time has elapsed from the start, an image showing the determination result of the jackpot determination means is displayed. Image table Apparatus (30), in the pachinko machine (1) comprising,
An imaging unit (501) that captures at least the face of the player and a player image showing at least the face of the player captured by the imaging unit are animated, and an animation is generated based on the animated player image. An animation generating means (503), a moving picture storage means (74) storing a plurality of kinds of moving pictures in which different characters appear, and a predetermined kind of moving pictures stored in the moving picture storage means. The moving image selecting means (S701) for selecting the moving images by lottery, the animation generated by the animation generating means, and the predetermined moving image selected by the moving image selecting means are synthesized, and the selected predetermined Synthetic moving image generating means for generating a combined moving image in which a character appearing in the moving image is replaced by a player ( 6) and synthesized moving image storage means (505) for storing the synthesized moving image generated by the synthesized moving image generating means, and the image display device is stored in the synthesized moving image storage means. The technical means that it is configured to be able to display a synthesized moving image is used.

(Claim 2)
In the invention which concerns on Claim 2, the game board (5) in which the flow-down area | region of the game ball was formed, the launcher (4, 4a-4n) which launches the game ball (P) to the said flow-down area, and the said game board A random number generating means for generating random numbers (R1 to R10), a random number generating means for generating random numbers (R1 to R10), and the random number generating means when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening. Random number acquisition means (S203) for acquiring the generated random number, jackpot determination means (S210, S211) for determining whether it is a big hit or a loss based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means, and a game fired by the launching device An image display device (30) that starts displaying a moving image when a ball wins the start opening, and displays an image indicating a determination result of the jackpot determination means after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start Machine In 1),
An imaging unit (501) that captures at least the face of the player and a player image showing at least the face of the player captured by the imaging unit are animated, and an animation is generated based on the animated player image. Animation generation means (503), moving image storage means (74) storing a plurality of types of moving images in which different characters appear, and a plurality of images displayed by the image display device when the player operates the operation means. Character selecting means (9) for selecting a desired character from the above characters, the animation generated by the animation generating means, and the moving image in which the character selected by the character selecting means appears, The character selected by the selection means is replaced by the player A composite moving image generating means (76) for generating a composite moving image; and a composite moving image storage means (505) for storing the composite moving image generated by the composite moving image generating means. Uses a technical means that is configured to be able to display the composite video stored in the composite video storage means.

  In addition, the code | symbol in each said parenthesis shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

(Claim 1)
In the invention according to claim 1, the photographing means photographs at least the face of the player. The animation generating means animates a player image showing at least the face of the player photographed by the photographing means, and generates an animation based on the animated player image. The moving image selection means selects a predetermined moving image by lottery from a plurality of types of moving images stored in the moving image storage means in which a plurality of types of moving images in which different characters appear are stored. The synthesized moving image generating means combines the animation generated by the animation generating means and the predetermined moving image selected by the moving image selecting means, and the character appearing in the selected predetermined moving image is replaced by the player. A synthesized moving image is generated. Further, the image display device is configured to be able to display the synthesized moving image generated by the synthesized moving image generating means.

Therefore, when the invention according to claim 1 is carried out, a new moving image obtained by synthesizing at least the animation of the player's face and the moving image stored in the moving image storage means is displayed on the image display device. Therefore, the types of moving images can be increased as compared with a pachinko machine that displays only moving images stored in a memory at the time of manufacture.
That is, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine that can maintain the freshness of the game and can suppress a decrease in the operating rate of the stand.

Moreover, since the player impersonates the character appearing in the moving image, he can feel as if he is a person appearing in the moving image, so that an interesting game that cannot be considered with a conventional pachinko machine is possible. I can enjoy it.
Furthermore, since the predetermined moving image to be combined with the animation is selected by lottery, the character that is replaced by the player changes, so that the types of moving images can be further increased.

(Claim 2)
In the invention according to claim 2, the photographing means photographs at least the face of the player. The animation generating means animates a player image showing at least the face of the player photographed by the photographing means, and generates an animation based on the animated player image. The character selection means selects a desired character from a plurality of characters displayed on the image display device by the player operating the operation means. The synthesized moving image generating means synthesizes the animation generated by the animation generating means and the moving image in which the character selected by the character selecting means appears, and the synthesized moving image in which the character selected by the character selecting means is replaced by the player Generate an image. Further, the image display device is configured to be able to display the synthesized moving image generated by the synthesized moving image generating means.

Therefore, when the invention according to claim 2 is carried out, a new moving image obtained by synthesizing at least the animation of the player's face and the moving image stored in the moving image storage means is displayed on the image display device. Therefore, the types of moving images can be increased as compared with a pachinko machine that displays only moving images stored in a memory at the time of manufacture.
That is, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine that can maintain the freshness of the game and can suppress a decrease in the operating rate of the stand.

  In addition, since the player can impersonate the selected desired character, the player can enjoy an interesting game that cannot be considered with conventional pachinko machines.

It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine 1 which concerns on embodiment of this invention from diagonally forward. It is a front view of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 from diagonally forward. It is a front view which shows the state which the movable accessory 40 provided in the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 fell. (A) is an enlarged front view showing the first variable winning device 24 and the second variable winning device 25 provided on the gaming board 5 shown in FIG. 2, and (b) is provided on the gaming board shown in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the special symbol display apparatus 31 etc. which were given. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the production | presentation symbol is variably displayed on the production | presentation display 30 provided in the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2, (b) shows the state by which the production | presentation symbol became reach. It is explanatory drawing, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the big hit symbol was fixedly displayed. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a message image displayed on the effect display device 30. FIG. (A) is explanatory drawing of the change and effect pattern before a player impersonates a character, (b) is explanatory drawing of the change / effect pattern after a player impersonates to a character. (A) is explanatory drawing of the change and effect pattern before a player impersonates a character, (b) is explanatory drawing of the change / effect pattern after a player impersonates to a character. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main electric structures of the pachinko machine 1 with a block. It is explanatory drawing which shows the main electric structures of the pachinko machine 1 with a block. It is explanatory drawing which shows the structure of the image audio | voice control board 70 shown in FIG. 11, and the effect control board 400 with a block. It is explanatory drawing of the random number used by a game. It is explanatory drawing of the big hit value table 52a. (A) is explanatory drawing of the control command table 52b, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the kind of fluctuation and effect pattern. It is explanatory drawing which shows the lottery method of a fluctuation and production pattern. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the storage content of the reservation table 53a, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the state which the storage order of the data stored in the reservation table 53a advanced. (A) is explanatory drawing which shows the main stored contents of image data ROM74 shown in FIG. 12, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the main stored contents of image data ROM75. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on. It is a flowchart which shows the main processes which MPU51 for main control performs during a game. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the game start process which MPU51 for main control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the game start process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the special symbol game process which MPU51 for main control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the continuation of the special symbol game process shown in FIG. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the animation data generation process which MPU71 for image sound control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the synthetic | combination moving image production | generation process which MPU71 for image audio | voice control performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the fluctuation | variation / effect pattern display process which MPU71 for image sound controls performs. In 2nd Embodiment, (a) is explanatory drawing of the screen which selects a character, (b) is explanatory drawing of a screen when a character is selected. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the animation data generation process 2 which MPU71 for image audio | voice control in 2nd Embodiment performs. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the synthetic | combination moving image production | generation process 2 which MPU71 for image sound control performs in 2nd Embodiment. It is a front view of the conventional pachinko machine 700.

<First Embodiment>
[Main configuration]
First, the main configuration of the pachinko machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a pachinko machine viewed obliquely from the front.

  On the left side of the pachinko machine 1, there is a game machine platform machine 100 for reading the balance recorded on the IC card, writing the balance, reading the cash, and the like. The pachinko machine 1 includes a frame-shaped outer frame set 8 for attaching the pachinko machine 1 to an island facility of the pachinko hall. A metal hinge 8b is attached to the left end of the top plate 8a constituting the outer frame set 8. A front frame set 2 is pivotally supported by a portion near the front end of the hinge 8b via a hinge shaft 8c. The front frame set 2 is provided with a game board 5 (FIG. 2) in which a flow area of game balls is formed, and the front of the game board 5 is a glass frame set provided in an opening of the front frame set 2 3 is covered.

  In the upper center of the front frame set 2, a camera 501 for photographing at least the face of the player is provided. The camera 501 is set so as to photograph an upper part from the shoulder of a player sitting on a chair placed in front of the pachinko machine 1. In this embodiment, the camera 501 is a CCD camera.

  A ball tank 95 for storing game balls to be supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is provided on the back surface of the outer frame set 8. The game balls stored in the ball tank 95 are supplied from a game ball supply facility arranged in the island facility. At the lower right of the front frame set 2 is provided a launch handle 4a for operating a launch device that launches a game ball to the flow area of the game board 5, and the launch handle 4a has a launch strength of the launch device. A firing lever 4b for adjustment is rotatably provided. The front frame set 2 below the glass frame set 3 is provided with an upper tray 6 for storing prize balls and rental balls discharged from the discharge port 6b.

  The upper tray 6 has a ball release lever 6a that is operated to discharge the game balls stored in the upper tray 6 to the lower tray 7, a lending button 6c that is operated to cause the balls to be paid out, and a game A return button 6d that is operated to return the IC card inserted into the IC card insertion slot 102 of the inter-table machine 100 and a balance display unit 6e that displays the balance recorded on the IC card are provided. ing. The balance display unit 6e displays the balance as a number using an 8-segment LED or liquid crystal.

  Below the upper tray 6, there is provided a lower tray 7 that stores game balls flowing down from the upper tray 6. A ball release hole 7b for discharging game balls is formed in the bottom of the lower tray 7 so as to be openable and closable. A ball release lever 7a for opening and closing the ball release hole 7b is slidable at the front end of the lower tray 7. Is provided. In addition, the front frame set 2 has a ball break LED 13 for notifying that there is no game ball to be paid out, a payout abnormality LED 14 for notifying a payout abnormality of the game ball, and a right speaker 10 for reproducing sound effects and music. A left speaker 11 and a lower speaker 12 are provided. The upper tray 6 is provided with a production button 9. The effect button 9 is pressed when an operation of the effect button 9 is requested during the effect, or is pressed when permission for photographing by the camera 501 is issued. In this embodiment, the effect button 9 is a push-on type button switch.

  The inter-table machine 100 for gaming machines is provided with a bill insertion slot 101 for inserting a bill and an IC card insertion slot 102 for inserting an IC card. When a banknote is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 101, the amount of the inserted banknote is read by a banknote reader provided inside the gaming machine inter-table machine 100. The balance recorded on the IC card inserted into the IC card insertion slot 102 is read by a reader / writer provided inside the gaming machine inter-table machine 100 and displayed on the balance display unit 6e. Further, the amount of money read by the bill reader is written on the IC card by the reader / writer. When the lending button 6c is operated, the amount corresponding to the number of lent out balls is subtracted from the balance, and the subtracted balance is written on the IC card by the reader / writer.

[Main components of the game board]
Next, the main configuration of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 2 is a front view of the game board 5 provided in the pachinko machine 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 as viewed obliquely from the front. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state where the movable accessory 40 provided on the game board 5 shown in FIG. 2 is lowered. FIG. 5A is an enlarged front view showing the first variable winning device 24 and the second variable winning device 25 provided in the gaming board 5 shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 5B is a gaming board shown in FIG. It is a front view which expands and shows the special symbol display apparatus 31 etc. which were provided in FIG.

  A large number of game nails 28 are driven into the surface of the game board 5, and these game nails 28 regulate the game area of the game ball. Around the board surface of the game board 5, there is provided a rail set 15 for guiding a game ball fired by a launching device such as a launch solenoid (indicated by reference numeral 4f in FIG. 10) to the game area.

A center decoration 16 is provided at the center of the game board 5. As shown in FIG. 3, the center decoration 16 is formed in a three-dimensional shape that protrudes forward from the board surface, and occupies the central area of the game area. The center decoration 16 is provided with an effect display 30 as an image display device for displaying still images and moving images.
A player image showing at least the face of the player photographed by the camera 501 is animated, and the animated animation is combined with the moving image stored in the ROM 74 (FIG. 12) of the pachinko machine 1, The synthesized synthesized video (FIG. 8B) is displayed on the effect display 30.

  In this embodiment, the player image is a still image. Further, the effect display 30 is configured by a liquid crystal display. Note that a dot display in which LEDs are arranged in a dot matrix, a 7-segment LED, an organic EL display, or the like can also be used as the effect display 30.

  On the left side of the board surface, a left side decoration 36 is provided along the inner periphery of the rail set 15. Between the left side decoration 36 and the center decoration 16, a left side game area in which game balls flow down is formed. In the game area on the left side, a windmill 35 that changes the flow path of the game ball is rotatably provided. In addition, the left side decoration 36 is provided with a left sleeve upper winning opening 17, a left sleeve winning opening 18, and a lower left winning opening 19.

  As shown in FIG. 4, at the left end of the center decoration 16, an inflow port 16 b through which a game ball can flow into the center decoration 16 is formed. Inside the center decoration 16 is provided a guide passage 16e for guiding the game ball flowing in from the inflow port 16b. On the left inner surface of the center ornament 16, an outlet 16c is formed to allow the game ball guided by the guide passage 16e to flow out.

  A stage 16d for rolling the game ball that has flowed out of the outlet 16c is provided below the center decoration 16. As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball that has flowed out of the outlet 16c flows down on the stage 16d in the flow down path R2, and flows down along any of the flow down paths R3 to R5. A first start port 21 is provided immediately below the stage 16d and along the flow path R3 (FIG. 2). Above the stage 16d, a protective member 16f is provided to prevent game balls other than the game ball flowing out from the outlet 16c from falling on the stage 16d. A guide portion 16a is formed on the upper surface of the center ornament 16, and a game ball riding on the guide portion 16a is guided along the flow path R1 to a right-side game area formed on the right side of the center ornament 16. The

  A right side game area is formed on the right side of the center ornament 16, and a gate 23, an ordinary electric accessory 27 (FIG. 4), and a right shoulder winning opening 20 are provided in the right side game area. . The ordinary electric accessory 27 includes a wing-shaped opening / closing wing piece 27c. The base of the open / close blade 27c is pivotally supported so that the tip can be opened outward (rightward in the figure) or closed inward (leftward in the figure) by the rotation of the base. Or When the opening / closing blade piece 27c is opened outward, the second starting port 22 is formed between the opened opening / closing blade piece 27c and the center decoration 16. 2 and 4 show a state where the opening / closing blade piece 27c is opened outward and the second starting port 22 is opened, and FIG. 3 shows a state where the opening / closing blade piece 27c is closed and the second starting port 22 is closed. Show. An out port 26 is formed below the game board 5 for collecting game balls that have not won any prizes.

  A movable accessory 40 decorated with LEDs is provided above the effect display 30 and in the center of the center decoration 16. As shown in FIG. 4, both ends of the movable accessory 40 are supported by support members 40a and 40a. As shown in FIG. 4, the movable accessory 40 naturally falls to the front surface of the effect indicator 30 at a predetermined effect timing, and as shown in FIG. 2, the motor (the right lift motor 41f and the left lift motor in FIG. 11). It is raised by a lifting device such as 42f) and returned to the original point before dropping.

  The movable accessory 40 is vibrated by a driving device such as a motor (indicated by a family crest motor 40b in FIG. 11) and a cam mechanism (not shown). As shown in FIG. 4, a movable accessory 43 decorated with LEDs is provided on the back of the movable accessory 40. The movable accessory 43 is rotated by a driving device such as a motor (indicated by a kaleidoscope motor 43a in FIG. 11), and when the movable accessory 40 falls, it appears from behind. In addition, movable accessories 47 and 48 are provided on both sides of the center ornament 16. The movable accessories 47 and 48 are each operated by a driving device such as a motor (indicated by a left dragon motor 47a and a right dragon motor 48a in FIG. 11).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a box-shaped storage member 46 is provided at the lower part of the center decoration 16 and at the lower part of the front surface of the effect display 30. The movable members 44 and 45 shown in FIG. 4 are accommodated inside the storage member 46. The movable accessories 44 and 45 are moved in the left-right direction by a driving device such as a motor (indicated by a door left motor 44a and a door right motor 45a in FIG. 11). The movable accessories 44 and 45 constitute one design when combined.

  The front surface and the back surface of the storage member 46 are formed of a translucent material so that the player can visually recognize the state of the movable accessories 44 and 45. In addition, a decoration member (not shown) decorated with LEDs is provided in the back of the space formed between the movable members 44 and 45 separated from each other, and the movable members 44 and 45 are separated from each other. When this is done, each LED of the decorative member is lit or flashing.

  In addition, the movable accessory 40 is formed in a shape imitating a family crest, and is configured such that the family crest emerges when an LED that decorates the movable accessory 40 is turned on. Moreover, the movable accessory 43 is formed in a shape simulating a kaleidoscope, and an LED that decorates the movable accessory 43 is turned on or blinked to produce an effect as if looking into the kaleidoscope. In addition, each of the movable accessories 47 and 48 is formed in a shape imitating a dragon's head, and the dragon opens and closes its mouth by the driving device described above.

  FIG. 4 shows a state where the movable accessories 47 and 48 are activated and a pair of dragons open their mouths. In addition, LEDs 47c and 48c are provided inside the movable combination objects 47 and 48, respectively, and when the LEDs are turned on, an effect is given as if a dragon is blowing fire. In addition, the movable accessories 44 and 45 are each formed in a door shape, and a part of the dragon is drawn on each front surface. And if the movable combination 44 and 45 unite, a dragon will be completed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a right side decoration 37 is provided on the right side of the game board 5. In the right side decoration 37, between the first start opening 21 and the right shoulder winning opening 20 (a region surrounded by a broken line indicated by a symbol B in the drawing), the first variable winning device 24 and the second variable winning prize are provided. The device 25 is provided so as to overlap vertically (FIG. 5A). As shown in FIG. 5 (a), the first variable prize winning device 24 includes a horizontally long plate-like first opening / closing member 24d, and the first opening / closing member 24d is a solenoid (in FIG. 10, a first big prize winning opening). It is opened and closed by a driving device such as a solenoid 24b. When the first opening / closing member 24d is opened, the first big winning opening 24a is opened, and when the first opening / closing member 24d is closed, the first big winning opening 24a is closed.

  The second variable winning device 25 includes a horizontally long plate-like second opening / closing member 25d, and this second opening / closing member 25d is driven by a drive device such as a solenoid (indicated by a second big winning port solenoid 25b in FIG. 10). Open and close. When the second opening / closing member 25d is opened, the second large winning opening 25a is opened, and when the second opening / closing member 25d is closed, the second large winning opening 25a is closed. FIG. 5 (a) shows a state in which the first big prize opening 24a and the second big prize opening 25a are opened. The first big prize opening 24a and the second big prize opening 25a are opened when a big hit occurs. In this embodiment, the first opening / closing member 24d and the second opening / closing member 25d are configured to open and close forward and backward with the lower ends on both sides as axes.

As shown in FIG. 5B, on the left side of the left sleeve top winning opening 17 of the left side decoration 36 in FIG. 2 (region surrounded by a broken line indicated by symbol A in FIG. 5), a special symbol display device 31 and A normal symbol display device 33, a special symbol hold number display device 32, and a normal symbol hold number display device 34 are provided.
In this embodiment, the special symbol display device 31, the normal symbol display device 33, the special symbol hold number display device 32, and the normal symbol hold number display device 34 are each constituted by an LED, but are constituted by a liquid crystal display device or the like. You can also.

  The special symbol display device 31 is composed of a plurality of (for example, seven as shown in FIG. 5B) LEDs, and the game balls are connected to the first start port 21 or the second start port 22. When winning, it blinks in a predetermined blink pattern. The light emission color when these LEDs are turned on and the background color of the LEDs when they are turned off constitute a special symbol, and the state where the LEDs are blinking is a state where the special symbol is variably displayed.

  The special symbol display device 31 causes each LED to blink at random, and a big hit occurs when the combination of the LED that is turned on and the LED that is turned off when the blinking stops is a specific combination. Depending on the type, the type of jackpot will vary. The jackpot type is configured by combining two or more of the maximum number of rounds that can be executed in the jackpot game, the normal jackpot, the probability variation jackpot, the short time, and the number of balls.

Further, depending on the type of jackpot, either the first variable winning device 24 or the second variable winning device 25 is operated to perform a big win game.
Here, the time reduction means that the time required from the timing at which a special symbol starts to be displayed to the timing at which it is ended is shortened, and the time from when the normal symbol starts to display the variable display until the end of the variable display. A game state in which the time required is shortened and the opening time of the opening / closing wing piece 27c of the ordinary electric accessory 27 is extended.

  When the special symbol display device 31 variably displays the special symbol, if the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22, the special symbol variation display based on the winning is not immediately executed. , Once suspended. The special symbol hold number is displayed by the special symbol hold number display device 32. In this embodiment, the special symbol reservation number display device 32 is constituted by four LEDs, and displays the special symbol reservation number by the number of lighting of the LEDs. That is, in this embodiment, the maximum number of special symbol reservations is four.

  The normal symbol display device 33 is composed of a plurality of (for example, two as shown in FIG. 5B) LEDs, and the emission color when each LED is lit and the background color of the LED when the LED is extinguished. Constitutes a normal symbol. In addition, the state in which the normal symbol display device 33 blinks the LED is a state in which the normal symbol is variably displayed. When the variation display ends, the combination of the LEDs that are turned on and off turns on the normal symbol. Alternatively, the loss is notified. When the winning normal symbol is confirmed and displayed, the opening time of the opening / closing wing piece 27c of the normal electric accessory 27 becomes longer, and the winning probability to the second big winning opening 22 becomes higher. That is, the number of times that the special symbol starts variably displaying per unit time increases, and the probability that a big hit will occur increases.

  When the game ball passes through the gate 23, the normal symbol display device 33 starts to display the fluctuation of the normal symbol. When the normal symbol display device 33 variably displays the normal symbol, when the game ball passes through the gate 23, the normal symbol variation display due to the passage is suspended, and the number of normal symbol reserves is the normal symbol reserve. It is displayed by the number display device 34. In this embodiment, the normal symbol hold number display device 34 is constituted by four LEDs, and displays the normal symbol hold number by the number of lighting of the LEDs. That is, in this embodiment, the number of normal symbol reservations is a maximum of four.

(Direction display 30)
Here, the effect indicator 30 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 6A is an explanatory view showing a state where the effect symbol is variably displayed on the effect indicator 30, FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram showing a state where the effect symbol is reached, and FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the big hit symbol was fixedly displayed. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a message image displayed on the effect display 30. Hereinafter, an effect performed in the normal game state is referred to as a normal effect, and an effect performed in the probability variation game state is referred to as a probability change effect.

  The effect display 30 is provided for the purpose of enhancing the effect of the special symbol display device 31. That is, as described above, the special symbol display device 31 is composed of a plurality of LEDs, and the effect of the effect is not sufficient only by the blinking of the LEDs. Is increasing.

  The effect symbol is a symbol for effect displayed together with the special symbol displayed by the LED, and is a symbol expressing a plurality of identification information. For example, it is a design expressing numbers (such as arithmetic numbers or Chinese numerals) such as 0-9. The effect display device 30 starts the variation display of the effect symbol simultaneously with the special symbol display device 31 starting the variation display of the special symbol. In addition, the effect indicator 30 ends the change display of the effect symbol at the same time that the special symbol display device 31 ends the change display of the special symbol, and the effect corresponding to the jackpot symbol or the lost symbol that the special symbol display device 31 has determined and displayed. The symbol is fixedly displayed.

  In addition, the effect indicator 30 is an effect symbol moving image representing a variation display of the effect symbol, a background moving image to be displayed on the background of the effect symbol moving image, a moving image to be displayed when the effect symbol moving image is not displayed, a jackpot A moving image to be displayed when a game occurs, a moving image to be displayed during a big hit game, a moving image for waiting for a customer to be displayed when no player is attached, and the like are displayed.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the effect display device 30 has three display areas D1, D2, and D3 arranged in the horizontal direction. Each display area D1-D3 displays the effect design in a variable manner. In this embodiment, the effect display device 30 variably displays a plurality of effect symbols representing numbers 0 to 9 so as to move from the top to the bottom of the screen in ascending order of the numbers.

  The example shown in FIG. 6A represents a certain moment of the effect symbol that is variably displayed in each of the display areas D1 to D3, and the effect symbol “7” is confirmed and displayed in the left display area D1. In the center and right display areas D2 and D3, the effect symbols are variably displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 5B, the effect symbol “7” is confirmed and displayed in the left and right display areas D1 and D3, and the effect symbol is variably displayed only in the center display area B, so-called reach. Indicates the state.

  When reaching reach, the effect display 30 performs an effect that makes the player throbbing whether or not the jackpot symbols are aligned. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 6B, the fluctuation speed in the central display area D2 is slowed down, and when the effect design 7 appears from the upper end of the screen, the fluctuation speed is further slowed down. Also, once it appears to stop at the effect symbol 7, when the effect symbol 7 passes and the effect symbol 8 tries to stop, the direction of change is reversed, and the effect symbol 7 appears to stop again. Or it makes it seem to stop with the production design 7, and only the display area D2 or the display areas D1-D3 starts a variable display again. In the example shown in FIG. 6C, the effect symbols 7 are fixedly displayed in the display areas D1 to D3, respectively, and “777” as an example of the jackpot symbol is aligned.

  In this embodiment, the variation pattern of the effect symbol moving image displayed by the effect indicator 30 and the background moving image displayed by the effect indicator 30 on the background of the effect symbol moving image are each determined by lottery using random numbers. . Hereinafter, the variation pattern of the effect design moving image displayed by the effect display 30 and the background moving image are collectively referred to as a variation / effect pattern. In addition, a combination of effect symbols corresponding to a combination of special symbols that generate a big hit is called a big hit symbol, and a combination of effect symbols other than the big hit symbol is called a lost symbol.

  The variation / direction pattern includes a reach variation pattern and a normal variation pattern. Further, depending on the type of variation / effect pattern, the time required to display the big hit symbol or the lost symbol after the display of the variation / effect pattern is started (hereinafter referred to as variation time) differs. In particular, since the variation / production pattern including the reach variation pattern spends a long time in the reach portion, the variation time is set longer than the variation / production pattern including the normal variation pattern.

  In this embodiment, as the normal variation pattern, a plurality of types of normal variation patterns of a normal variation A, a normal variation B,..., And as a reach variation pattern, a plurality of types of normal reach variation patterns of reach A, reach B,. A plurality of types of super reach variation patterns of super reach A and super reach B are set to be selectable. Super reach has the lowest appearance rate among reach variation patterns, but is the reach variation pattern with the highest expectation for jackpot occurrence, and the production in the reach state is elaborate. Yes. Note that the degree of expectation for jackpot occurrence is the ratio of the appearance of the reach fluctuation pattern that leads to jackpot to the overall appearance ratio of the reach of the reach fluctuation pattern that leads to jackpot and the appearance ratio of the reach fluctuation pattern that leads to loss. It shows the ratio.

  As the background moving image displayed by the effect display device 30, different background moving images are set according to the variation pattern of the effect symbol moving image and according to the variation time of the effect symbol moving image. The normal variation pattern is associated with a background moving image corresponding to the variation time of the normal variation pattern, and the reach variation pattern is associated with a background moving image corresponding to the variation time of the reach variation pattern. It is associated. In particular, the super-reach fluctuation pattern is associated with a background moving image having a sophisticated effect for exciting the reach-specific effect.

  Further, the background moving image is displayed on the background of the effect symbol moving image or is displayed when the effect symbol moving image is not displayed depending on the type. Some background moving images are displayed so as to show through the background of the effect design moving image. In addition, among the variation patterns that make up the variation / production pattern, the production design is displayed in a variable manner at one corner of the screen so that it does not interfere with the background video, and when the reach is reached, the production design is displayed at the center of the screen. Some are enlarged and displayed in a variable manner. In addition, the display timing of the background moving image differs depending on the variation / effect pattern determined by the lottery, and is the timing and reach to be displayed when the game ball wins the first starting port 21 or the second starting port 22. There is a timing to display when the

In addition, a player image showing at least the face of the player photographed by the camera 501 is animated, combined with a composition moving image stored in the memory of the pachinko machine 1, and can be displayed on the effect display 30. Become.
The above player image is taken by the camera 501 when the player operates the effect button 9. As shown in FIG. 7, the effect display 30 displays a message image M1 for asking permission for photographing. In this embodiment, the message image M1 is “You can animate your face and make it appear in the game. If you want to shoot, press the production button and start playing. If you do n’t want to shoot, Please start playing as it is. " The effect indicator 30 displays the message image M1 when the game has not been performed for a certain period of time, and erases the message image M1 when the player starts the game.

  Then, when the player presses the effect button 9 while the effect display 30 is displaying the message image M1, the camera 501 is activated to photograph the upper part from the player's shoulder. The photographed player image is converted into animation data by an animation data generation unit 503 (FIG. 12) described later. Then, the animation data is synthesized by the image processing LSI 76 (FIG. 12), which will be described later, and the composition moving image data (composition big hit moving image data 74e or composition loss moving image data 74f) stored in the image data ROM 74 (FIG. 12). ), And the player generates a new variation / effect pattern that represents the character appearing in the composition moving image and stores it in the RAM 505. The variation / effect pattern stored in the RAM 505 can be displayed on the effect display 30.

  The image data ROM 74 stores composition moving image data for displaying a plurality of types of composition moving images in which different characters appear, and the composition moving image data to be selected is determined by lottery. To do. For this reason, the character that the player impersonates changes randomly every time a new variation / effect pattern is generated.

  8 (a) and 9 (a) are explanatory diagrams of the variation / effect pattern before the player is replaced with the character, and FIGS. 8 (b) and 9 (b) are views where the player is replaced with the character. It is explanatory drawing of the fluctuation and production pattern after a while.

  As shown in FIG. 8A, the effect display 30 displays a variation / effect pattern H1 in which a moving image of the character K1 appears. Reference numeral E1 in the figure indicates a reduced effect display moving image. Then, when the variation / effect pattern shown in FIG. 8A is selected as a target for generating a composite moving image, at least the face of the player is displayed on the effect display 30 as shown in FIG. 8B. A new variation / effect pattern H2 is displayed in which the animation A1 which is an animation of the character K1 is replaced by a moving image of the character K1. The moving image indicated by G1 in the figure is a combining moving image, and is a combining moving image configured to be able to replace the moving image of the character K1 appearing in the variation / effect pattern H1 with the animation A1.

  The animation A <b> 1 is a moving image in which the face portion is recognized among the portions above the player's shoulder and the face portion is animated. Originally, there is one facial expression of the player imaged by the camera 501, but a plurality of types of facial expressions are generated based on the single facial expression, and an animation A1 using the generated multiple types of facial expressions. Is generated. In the illustrated example, the animation A1 is a moving image representing the movement of the whole body of the male, and the face portion is an animation of the face of the male player. The facial expression changes as the body moves. Further, the composition moving image G1 is a moving image expressing the movement of the whole body of a woman.

  In the example shown in FIG. 9A, the effect display 30 displays a variation / effect pattern H3 in which a moving image of the character K2 appears. Then, when the variation / effect pattern shown in FIG. 9A is selected as a target for generating the composite moving image, at least the face of the player is displayed on the effect display 30 as shown in FIG. 9B. A new variation / effect pattern H4 is displayed in which the animation A2 is converted to the moving image of the character K2. The moving image indicated by G2 in the figure is a combining moving image, and is a combining moving image configured to be able to replace the moving image of the character K2 appearing in the variation / effect pattern H3 with the animation A2.

  The animation A2 is a moving image in which the face portion is recognized and the face portion is animated in the upper portion from the shoulder of the player. Originally, the player has one facial expression photographed by the camera 501, but a plurality of types of facial expressions are generated based on the single facial expression, and an animation A2 using the generated types of facial expressions. Is generated. In the example shown in the figure, the animation A2 is a moving image representing the whole body movement of a man who skis, and the face portion is an animation of the face of a male player. The facial expression changes as the body moves. Further, the composition moving image G2 is a moving image expressing the movement of the whole body of a woman.

[Main electrical configuration of pachinko machine]
Next, the main electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a main control MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 51 is mounted on the main control board 50. The main control MPU 51 includes a main control ROM 52 and a main control work RAM 53. The main control MPU 51 determines the jackpot count, counts the number of jackpots, determines the type of jackpot, changes the jackpot probability, determines the variation / effect pattern, starts the variation, counts the number of variations of the special symbol, measures the variation time, Executes the processes necessary for the progress of the game, such as a variable stop command, moveable action command, winning detection, counting the number of balls, gate passing detection, normal symbol hit determination, prize ball payout command, etc. . The main control MPU 51 includes a backup power supply terminal VBB (not shown) and an NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt) terminal (not shown).

  In the main control ROM 52, a computer program for the main control MPU 51 to execute each of the above processes, a big hit value table 52a (FIG. 14) in which big hit values to be referred to when making a big hit determination are set, a main control board A control command table in which a control command to be transmitted to each control board electrically connected to 50 is set is readable. The control command table 52b shown in FIG. 15 (a) is one of the control command tables, and is a control command to be transmitted to the image / sound control board 70 and set with control commands corresponding to a plurality of types of variation / effect patterns. Has been.

  The main control work RAM 53 stores the computer program read from the main control ROM 52, and can read and rewrite processing results, determination results, and the like generated when the main control MPU 51 executes the computer program. Store. Further, the main control work RAM 53 receives backup power from a capacitor (not shown) when the power supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is cut off, and stores stored data such as the result of the probable big hit determination. Hold.

  The main control board 50 includes a first start port switch 21a for detecting a game ball won in the first start port 21, and a second start port switch 27a for detecting a game ball won in the second start port 22. The external terminal plate 503 is electrically connected. The main control MPU 51 transmits data such as the number of jackpot occurrences, the number of winnings, and the number of special symbol fluctuations to the hall computer (not shown) via the external terminal board 503. Hall computers are located in pachinko hall management rooms.

  In addition, a symbol display board 96 is electrically connected to the main control board 50. On the symbol display board 96, a special symbol display device 31, a special symbol hold number display device 32, a normal symbol display device 33, and a normal symbol hold number display device 34 are mounted. In addition, a payout control board 60, a security relay terminal board 89, and a power supply board 94 are electrically connected to the main control board 50.

The security relay terminal board 89 includes an induced magnetic field sensor 500 for detecting an induced magnetic field generated by an illegal act, a first magnetic sensor 501 for detecting magnetism generated by an illegal act, and a second magnetic sensor 502. Are electrically connected.
The payout control board 60 is electrically connected to a lower tray full switch 7b for detecting a state in which the lower tray 7 is filled with game balls, and a door opening relay terminal plate 86. The door opening relay terminal plate 86 includes a door opening switch 87 for detecting a state where the glass frame set 3 is opened, and an outer frame opening switch 88 for detecting a state where the outer frame set 8 is opened. Electrically connected.

  Further, a payout relay terminal plate 97 is electrically connected to the payout control board 60, and the payout relay terminal plate 97 is connected to a payout motor 38 c for driving a member for paying out the game balls to the upper tray 6. A front payout sensor 38a and a rear payout sensor 38b for detecting a game ball paid out by the payout motor 38c, and a front ball break switch 38d for detecting that no game ball pays out by the payout motor 38c. The rear bulb cut switch 38e is electrically connected. The payout control board 60 is equipped with a drive circuit 97a for driving the payout motor 38c. The drive circuit 97a and the payout motor 38c constitute a prize ball payout device.

  A payout control MPU 61 is mounted on the payout control board 60. The payout control MPU 61 includes a payout control ROM 62 and a payout control work RAM 63. The payout control MPU 61 controls the drive circuit 97a in accordance with the payout control command transmitted from the main control MPU 51 to control payout of prize balls and rental balls. Also, the payout control MPU 61 detects changes in signals output from the front payout sensor 38a and the rear payout sensor 38b, and counts the number of prize balls and the number of balls that have been paid out. The payout control MPU 61 includes a backup power supply terminal VBB (not shown) and an NMI (Non-Maskable Interrupt) terminal (not shown).

  The payout control ROM 62 stores a computer program executed by the payout control MPU 61 so as to be readable. The payout control work RAM 63 stores the computer program read from the payout control ROM 62, and can read and rewrite processing results and determination results generated by the payout control MPU 61 executing the computer program. To store.

  Further, the payout control work RAM 63 stores the number of unpaid prize balls and the number of balls lent, and receives supply of backup power from a capacitor (not shown) when the power supplied to the pachinko machine 1 is shut off. Holds the number of unpaid prize balls and the number of balls lent. Further, the balance display board 200 on which the balance display portion 6e (FIG. 1) is mounted is electrically connected to the payout control board 60 via a gaming machine inter-machine connection terminal board 78. The gaming machine pedestal machine 100 (FIG. 1) is electrically connected to the gaming machine pedestal machine connection terminal board 78.

  Further, the launch control board 4 includes a launch solenoid 4f that drives a launch device that launches a game ball, a ball feed solenoid 4g that drives a ball supply device that supplies the game ball to the launch position, and a rotation amount of the launch lever 4b. When the firing intensity electronic volume 4c for adjusting the launching intensity of the launching device 4 according to the touch sensor 4j for detecting that the player touches the launch lever 4b, and the touch sensor 4j are on. The firing switch 4e that is turned on by the rotation of the firing lever 4b and drives the firing solenoid 4f is electrically connected. The launch control board 4 is mounted with a drive circuit 4m for driving the launch solenoid 4f and a drive circuit 4n for driving the ball feed solenoid 4g.

  A board surface relay terminal board 37 is electrically connected to the main control board 50, and the board surface relay terminal board 37 receives an upper left sleeve winning prize for detecting a game ball won in the left sleeve upper winning opening 17. A mouth switch 17a, a left sleeve winning port switch 18a for detecting a game ball won in the left sleeve winning port 18, a lower left winning port switch 19a for detecting a game ball won in the lower left winning port 19, and a right A right shoulder winning opening switch 20a for detecting a gaming ball won in the shoulder winning opening 20, a first big winning opening switch 24c for detecting a gaming ball winning in the first big winning opening 24a, and a gate 23 are provided. A gate switch 23a for detecting a passed game ball, a second big prize opening switch 25c for detecting a game ball won in the second big prize opening 25a, and a first variable prize winning device 24 for driving 1st Grand Prize And solenoids 24b, and ordinary electric won game solenoid 27b for driving the ordinary electric won game 27, a second special winning opening solenoid 25b for driving the second variation winning device 25 are electrically connected. Further, the panel relay terminal plate 37 includes a drive circuit 37a for driving the ordinary electric accessory solenoid 27b, a drive circuit 37b for driving the first big prize opening solenoid 24b, and a second big prize opening solenoid 25b. And a drive circuit 37c for driving the.

As shown in FIG. 11, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with an effect control board 400. The effect control board 400 includes an image / audio control board 70, a panel LED relay terminal board 91, and an auxiliary effect drive board. 410 and the effect power supply board 90 are electrically connected.
The effect display 30 is electrically connected to the image / sound control board 70 via the liquid crystal relay terminal board 30a.

  In addition, a camera 501 and a board effect relay terminal board 92 are electrically connected to the image / audio control board 70, and the board effect relay terminal board 92 is connected to the board effect relay terminal board 92 via a frame effect relay terminal board 93. The right speaker 10, the left speaker 11, and the lower speaker 12 are electrically connected. The image / sound control board 70 is electrically connected to a lighting effect switch 9 a via a frame LED drive board 66. The illuminated effect switch 9a is a switch that is turned on when the effect button 9 is operated.

  To the auxiliary effect drive board 410, the auxiliary effect upper relay terminal plate 508, the auxiliary effect right relay terminal plate 68, and the auxiliary effect lower relay terminal plate 507 are electrically connected. The auxiliary terminal relay terminal plate 508 includes a kaleidoscope motor 43a that rotates the movable accessory 43, a kaleidoscope origin sensor 43b that detects that the movable accessory 43 has returned to the origin, and a right that drives the movable accessory 48. A dragon motor 48a, a right dragon origin sensor 48b that detects that the movable accessory 48 has returned to the origin, a left dragon motor 47a that drives the movable accessory 47, and a detection that the movable accessory 47 has returned to the origin. The left dragon origin sensor 47b is electrically connected.

A family crest motor 40b, a family crest position confirmation sensor 41d, a right lift motor 41f, and a right lift origin sensor 41n are electrically connected to the auxiliary effect right relay terminal board 68.
The auxiliary effect lower relay terminal plate 507 includes a left lift motor 42f, a left lift origin sensor 42n, a door right motor 45a for moving the right movable accessory 45 stored in the storage member 46, and a movable accessory 45. A door right origin sensor 45b for detecting return to the origin, a door left motor 44a for moving the left movable accessory 44 stored in the storage member 46, and detecting that the movable accessory 44 has returned to the origin. The door left origin sensor 44b is electrically connected.

  The auxiliary effect drive board 410 includes a drive circuit 411 for driving the right lift motor 41f and the left lift motor 42f, a drive circuit 412 for driving the kaleidoscope motor 43a, a right dragon motor 48a and a left dragon motor 47a. A drive circuit 413 for driving, a drive circuit 414 for driving the family crest motor 40b, and a drive circuit 415 for driving the door right motor 45a and the door left motor 44a are mounted.

  10 includes power supplied from the main power supply 98 (AC / 24V), the main control board 50, the payout control board 60, the lending device connection terminal board 78, and the effect power supply board 90 ( 11). The effect power supply board 90 distributes the power supplied from the power supply board 94 to each board electrically connected to the effect power supply board 90. Various LEDs provided on the game board 5 are electrically connected to the board surface LED relay terminal board 91.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the image / audio control board 70 includes an image processing unit 502, an animation data generation unit 503, a RAM 504, and a RAM 505. The image processing unit 502 is electrically connected to the camera 501 and the animation data generation unit 503, and the animation data generation unit 503 is electrically connected to the RAM 504. The RAM 505 is electrically connected to the image processing LSI 76.

  The image processing unit 502 captures a player image captured by the camera 501 and performs face recognition based on the captured player image. Then, when the face recognition is successful, the image processing unit 502 converts the captured player image into digital data and outputs it to the animation data generation unit 503. The animation data generation unit 503 generates animation data for generating an animation based on the player image data input from the image processing unit 502. The original player image is an image expressing one expression of the player, but the animation data generation unit 503 generates a player image having a plurality of types of expressions based on the player image data, and the game A person image can be generated as an animation.

As the animation data generation unit 503, a known configuration can be used. For example, a technique provided by Motion Portrait Inc. (http://www.motionportrait.com/) can be used. Further, when the camera 501 captures a plurality of facial expressions of the player, the configuration of the animation data generation unit 122 described in FIG. 3 of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-156945 can also be used.
The animation data generated by the animation data generation unit 503 is stored in the RAM 504 so as to be readable.

  Further, the image / audio control board 70 includes an image / audio control MPU 71, an image processing LSI 76, an image / audio control ROM 72, an image data ROM 74, an image data ROM 75, a drive circuit 78, a sound source IC 80, and sound source data. A ROM 81, a surround IC 82, a volume setting circuit 83, a digital amplifier 84, and a digital amplifier 85 are mounted.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 is electrically connected to the sound source IC 80 and the sound volume setting circuit 83. The sound source ROM 81 is electrically connected to the sound source IC 80, and the sound source IC 80 is electrically connected to the surround IC 82. The sound source IC 80 and the surround IC 82 are electrically connected to the volume setting circuit 83, and the volume setting circuit 83 is electrically connected to the digital amplifiers 84 and 85. The digital amplifier 84 is electrically connected to the right speaker 10 and the left speaker 11 via the board surface effect relay terminal plate 92 and the frame portion effect relay terminal plate 93 (FIG. 11). The digital amplifier 85 is electrically connected to the lower speaker 12 via the board effect relay terminal plate 92 and the frame effect relay terminal plate 93.

  An image / audio control work RAM 73 is built in the image / audio control MPU 71, and a VRAM 77 is built in the image processing LSI 76. The image / audio control ROM 72 stores a computer program executed by the image / audio control MPU 71. The image / sound control work RAM 73 stores the computer program read out from the image / sound control ROM 72, reads out the processing results and determination results generated by the image / sound control MPU 71 executing the computer program, and the like. Store rewritable.

  The image processing LSI 76 includes a decoder that compresses / decompresses image data, a drawing engine that performs processing such as 3D polygon drawing, enlargement / reduction, and texture mapping based on moving image data created by the decoder, and a drawing engine A display engine that outputs a digital RGB signal corresponding to the created image data to the drive circuit 78 and a synthesized moving image generation engine that synthesizes the animation data and the synthesized moving image data to generate a synthesized moving image are provided.

  The image data ROM 74 stores image data for displaying on the effect display 30 the fluctuation / effect pattern composed of the effect symbol moving image and the background moving image, and the composition moving image data (FIG. 18). Yes. The image processing LSI 76 synthesizes the synthesized moving image data read from the image data ROM 74 and the animation data read from the RAM 504 in accordance with the instruction of the image / audio control MPU 71 to create a synthesized moving image, and the synthesized moving image data Are stored in the RAM 505 as newly created variation / effect pattern data. The image processing LSI 76 reads the variation / effect pattern data stored in the RAM 505 in accordance with the instruction of the image / audio control MPU 71 and displays the data on the effect display 30. For example, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the effect display device 30 creates a new synthesized moving image obtained by synthesizing the synthesized moving image G1 stored in the ROM 74 and the animation A1 obtained by animating the player image. Displayed as a variation / effect pattern H2.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 controls the image processing LSI 76 to display the fluctuation / effect pattern on the effect display 30 based on the effect control signal transmitted from the main control MPU 51, and music and effects from the speakers 10 to 12. The sound source IC 80 is controlled to output sound or the like. The volume setting circuit 83 is provided with a volume adjustment knob. When a pachinko hall employee rotates the volume adjustment knob, the input levels of the digital amplifiers 84 and 85 are adjusted, and the speakers 10 to 12 are adjusted. The volume of is adjusted.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 reads the image data corresponding to the change / effect pattern designation command (effect control signal) transmitted from the main control MPU 51 via the effect control board 400 from the image data ROMs 74 and 75. The processing LSI 76 is instructed. Then, the image processing LSI 76 reads the image data corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command from the image data ROMs 74 and 75 in accordance with the instruction from the image / audio control MPU 71. Then, the image processing LSI 76 compresses / decompresses the image data read from the image data ROMs 74 and 75 by the decoder, processes the compressed / decompressed image data by the drawing engine, and outputs RGB signals corresponding to the processed image data. Output to the drive circuit 78. The drive circuit 78 drives the effect display device 30 based on the digital RGB signal output from the image processing LSI 76. Thereby, the effect display device 30 displays the change / effect pattern corresponding to the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51.

  The audio data ROM 81 stores a plurality of, for example, 64 ADPCM (Aduptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) sound source data, and a plurality of song data and sound effect data associated with fluctuation / effect patterns displayed by the effect indicator 30. ing. Here, the ADPCM sound source data is sound data obtained by sampling and digitizing a single sound consisting of sounds of instruments such as drums and keyboards, human voices and imitation sounds. The sound source IC 80 is composed mainly of a microcomputer, and when a change / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71 is input, the audio data from the audio data ROM 81 is input based on the control program stored in the internal ROM. The data is read one by one, the read audio data is reproduced by the ADPCM method according to a predetermined frequency, volume and panpot (sound image localization), and the reproduced digital signal is output to the surround IC 82.

  The surround IC 82 converts the input digital signal into a digital signal for producing a surround effect, converts the converted digital signal into an analog signal, and outputs the analog signal to the volume setting circuit 83. The volume setting circuit 83 sets the digital signal input from the surround IC 82 to the input level adjusted by the volume adjustment knob, and outputs it to the digital amplifier 84. Then, the digital amplifier 84 drives the speakers 10 and 11, and the speakers 10 and 11 output the mid-high range sound among the sounds corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71. .

In addition, the sound source IC 80 outputs a digital signal for the mid-low range to the volume setting circuit 83. The volume setting circuit 83 sets the digital signal input from the sound source IC 80 to the input level set by the control of the image / audio control MPU 71, and outputs it to the digital amplifier 85. Then, the digital amplifier 85 drives the speaker 12, and outputs the sound in the middle / low range among the sounds corresponding to the variation / effect pattern designation command output from the image / audio control MPU 71. In this manner, the image / audio control MPU 71 displays the variation / effect pattern on the effect display 30 in accordance with the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51, and the music or audio corresponding to the change / effect pattern is displayed. Sound effects are output from the speakers 10 to 12.
As described above, the audio / video control MPU 71 controls the image and audio control.

  An effect control MPU 401 is mounted on the effect control board 400. The effect control MPU 401 includes an effect control ROM 402 and an effect control work RAM 403. In the effect control ROM 402, a computer program for operating each movable accessory such as the movable accessory 40 in a predetermined operation pattern, and each LED connected to the panel LED relay terminal board 91 are lit in a predetermined blinking pattern. A computer program or the like is stored. The effect control work RAM 403 stores the computer program read from the effect control ROM 402, and can read and rewrite processing results and determination results generated by the effect control MPU 401 executing the computer program. Store.

  The effect control MPU 401 outputs a drive command to the drive circuits 411 to 415 in accordance with the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51 to drive each motor, and each movable accessory such as the movable accessory 40. Are operated in a predetermined operation pattern. Further, the effect control MPU 401 turns on each LED connected to the panel LED relay terminal board 91 in a predetermined blinking pattern in accordance with the change / effect pattern designation command transmitted from the main control MPU 51.

[Main random numbers used in games]
Next, main random numbers used in the game will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of random numbers used in the game.

  The hit determination random number R1 is a random number used when the main control MPU 51 performs a hit determination of a normal symbol. In this embodiment, there are 197 values of 0 to 196. The hit determination initial value random number R2 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the hit determination random number R1. In this embodiment, there are 197 values of 0 to 196 which are the same as the hit determination random number R1. When the hit determination random number R1 makes one round, the value of the hit determination initial value random number R2 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the hit determination random number R1. In other words, the initial value of the hit determination random number R1 is randomly determined and the periodicity of the initial value of the hit determination random number R1 is eliminated. It is configured so that symbol hits do not occur.

  The big hit determination random number R3 is a random number used when the main control MPU 51 makes a big hit determination of a special symbol, and in this embodiment, there are 1597 types of 0 to 1596. The big hit determination initial value random number R4 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3, and in this embodiment, there are 1597 kinds of 0 to 1596 which are the same as the big hit determination random number R3. When the big hit determination random number R3 makes one round, the value of the big hit determination initial value random number R4 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3. That is, the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3 is randomly determined to eliminate the periodicity of the initial value of the big hit determination random number R3. It is configured not to generate a jackpot of symbols.

  The jackpot symbol random number R5 is a random number used when the main control MPU 51 determines a jackpot symbol. In this embodiment, there are 100 random numbers from 0 to 99. The jackpot symbol initial value random number R6 is a random number for randomly determining the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5, and in this embodiment, there are 100 patterns of 0 to 99 which are the same as the jackpot symbol random number R5. When the jackpot symbol random number R5 makes one round, the value of the jackpot symbol initial value random number R6 counted at that time is determined as the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5. In other words, the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5 is randomly determined to eliminate the periodicity of the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5, thereby specifying by the fraud using the periodicity of the initial value of the jackpot symbol random number R5. The jackpot symbol is not selected.

The reach selection random number R7 is a random number used by the main control MPU 51 to determine whether to select a variation / effect pattern including reach variation when the result of the big hit determination is a loss. In this embodiment, the reach selection random number R3 is 239 from 0 to 238.
The first variation group selection random number R8 and the second variation group random number R9 are random numbers used by the main control MPU 51 to narrow down variation / effect patterns. In this embodiment, the first variation group selection random number R8 is 241 from 0 to 240, and the second variation group selection random number R9 is 199 from 0 to 198. The variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is a random number used for determining the final variation / effect pattern from the variations / effect patterns narrowed down by the second variation group selection random number R9. In this embodiment, the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is 251 from 0 to 250.

Each of the random numbers described above is realized by a random number counter that counts one from the minimum value 0 to a predetermined maximum value, and the count value of the random number counter is treated as a random number. The random number counter increments by 1 every cycle (for example, 2 ms) in which the main control MPU 51 executes the main program, and returns to 0 when the maximum value is exceeded. The random number generated from each random number counter when the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22 is stored in the main control work RAM 53.
In addition to the above-described soft random number method using a random number counter, each random number can also be generated using a hard random number method using a random number generation circuit such as a random number generation IC.

[Big hit value table]
Next, the configuration of the jackpot value table stored in the main control ROM 52 will be described with reference to FIG.

  The jackpot value table 52a is a table that stores jackpot values that are referred to when the main control MPU 51 makes a jackpot determination. The jackpot value table 52a is set separately for the case where the gaming state is the normal gaming state and the case where the probability changing gaming state is set, and the jackpot value table is set with more jackpot values than the normal gaming state. The jackpot value is selected from 0 to 1596 random numbers for the jackpot determination random number R1.

  The main control MPU 51 obtains the jackpot determination random number R1 stored in the main control work RAM 53 and the jackpot value set in the jackpot value table 52a when it is time to display the variation of the special symbol. In comparison, if there is a matching jackpot value, it is determined to be a jackpot, and if it does not exist, it is determined to be lost.

  In this embodiment, a total of four jackpot values are set in the normal gaming state, and a total of 35 jackpot values are set in the probability variation gaming state. In other words, the probability of being determined to be a big hit in the big hit determination is set to be 8.75 times higher in the probability variation gaming state than in the normal gaming state.

[Control command table]
Next, the configuration of the control command table stored in the main control ROM 52 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15B is an explanatory diagram showing the types of jackpot variation / effect pattern and loss variation / effect pattern.

  The control command table 52b stores control commands corresponding to fluctuation / effect patterns that the main control MPU 51 causes the image / audio control MPU 71 and the effect control MPU 401 to execute. The fluctuation / direction pattern includes 311 types of big hit fluctuation / direction patterns 1 to 311 that are executed when the result of the big hit determination is a big hit, and 109 types of loss that are executed when the result of the big hit determination is a loss. Fluctuation / effect patterns 1 to 109 are prepared, and control commands A0H00H to A5H50H and 90H00H to 95H34H are associated with each.

As shown in FIG. 15B, the big hit fluctuation / effect pattern and the loss fluctuation / effect pattern include a normal fluctuation A, a normal fluctuation B, reach A, reach B,. Each variation pattern of Super Reach B ... is included.
Although not described, the control command table 52b includes a control command for confirming and displaying a confirmed symbol on the effect display 30, a control command for executing an effect congratulating the occurrence of a big hit, A control command and the like for executing an effect for each round are set.

[Variation / Direction Pattern Drawing Method]
Next, a variation / effect pattern lottery method will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory view showing a lottery method for variation / effect pattern.

  The jackpot determination random number R3, the jackpot symbol random number R5, the reach selection random number R7, and the first variation group selection random number R8 are obtained from each random number counter when the game ball wins the first start port 21 or the second start port 22. Is done. Further, the second variation group selection random number R9 and the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 are acquired from each random number counter when the variation display of the special symbol is started. The jackpot symbol random number R5 is used when the jackpot determination result is a jackpot.

  Big hit symbol random number R5 0-99, reach selection random number R7 0-238, first variation group selection random number R8 0-240, second variation group selection random number R9 0-198 and variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 0 to 250 are divided into a plurality of groups each having a predetermined number of random numbers as a group. In addition, one variation / effect pattern is associated with each group of the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10.

  If each group of the jackpot symbol random number R5 is the highest group and each group of the variation / direction pattern selection random number R10 is the lowest group, the following is determined depending on which group the random numbers acquired in the higher group belong to: The range of groups that can be selected at the lower level is narrowed down. Further, the lower the group, the more the group is subdivided. In other words, it is devised to prevent the player from getting bored by selecting different variation / effect patterns as much as possible according to the small differences in the game state. In this embodiment, 420 types of variation / effect patterns are prepared to be selectable.

  The main control MPU 51 makes a big hit determination when starting the special symbol variation display (A). Here, if it is determined that the jackpot, the jackpot symbol random number R5 is acquired (A). Here, the jackpot symbol is determined based on the acquired jackpot symbol random number, and the group to which the acquired jackpot symbol random number belongs is determined (a). Subsequently, a time determination is made as to whether or not the gaming state has changed in a short time (c). Further, when it is determined that the previous big hit determination is a loss, the skipping is performed by skipping.

  Subsequently, a probability state determination is made as to whether or not the gaming state has changed to a probabilistic gaming state (D). Subsequently, the number of holds of the special symbol is determined from 0 to 4 (e). Subsequently, a reach selection random number R7 is acquired (f). The number of groups of the reach selection random number R7 and the number of random values constituting each group are determined as a result of the jackpot determination (A), the group to which the acquired jackpot symbol random number (A) belongs, the result of the time reduction determination (C), the probability It depends on the combination of the status judgment result (d) and the hold count judgment result (e).

  For this reason, the previously determined jackpot determination (a), the group to which the acquired jackpot symbol random number (b) belongs, the result of the time reduction determination (c), the result of the probability state determination (d) and the result of the hold number determination ( ), The group to which the acquired reach selection random number R7 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the first variation group selection random number R8 is acquired (G), and the group to which the acquired first variation group selection random number R8 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the second variable group selection random number R9 is acquired (K), and the group to which the acquired second variable group selection random number R9 belongs is determined. Subsequently, the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 is acquired (K), and the group to which the acquired variation / effect pattern selection random number belongs is determined. Then, the variation / effect pattern associated with the determined group is determined (e).

[Contents stored when special symbol hold occurs]
Next, the contents stored in the hold table of the main control work RAM 53 when a special symbol hold occurs will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 17A is an explanatory diagram showing the stored contents of the hold table 53a, and FIG. 17B is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the storage order of the data stored in the hold table 53a has been raised.

  Note that the hold table is provided for each of the first start port 21 and the second start port 22, but here, the hold table for the first start port 21 will be described as a representative. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the upper limit of the number of special symbol reservations for the first start port 21 and the second start port 22 is four.

  If the game ball wins the first starting port 21 while the special symbol is variably displayed, the big hit determination random number R3, the big hit symbol random number R5 obtained from each random number counter, the short time determination result, the probability state determination result, the hold The number determination result, the reach selection random number R7 and the first variation group random number R8 are stored in the corresponding holding ranks of the holding table 53a. For example, when the special symbol is displayed in a variable manner and the game ball wins the first starting port 21 when the special symbol hold number U is 1, each random number and the storage area of the hold rank second place in the hold table 53a The determination result is stored. That is, each random number is stored in the holding ranks 1 to 4 in the winning order of the first start port 21. In the illustrated example, each random number stored in the holding order No. 1 is the oldest in terms of time, and each random number stored in the holding order No. 4 is the latest.

Then, when the special symbol comes to the start of the variation display, the second variation group selection random number R9 and the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 obtained from each random number counter are stored in the storage area of the retention rank No. 1 in the retention table 53a. The
Since the big hit determination is performed based on the big hit determination random number R5 stored in No. 1 of the holding order at the start of the variable symbol display of the special symbol, it is acquired when the game ball wins the first start port 21. The jackpot symbol random number R5 and the reach selection random number R7 are stored in the hold table 53a. However, when the result of the jackpot determination to be performed later is lost, these random numbers are used for determining the variation / effect pattern. I can't.

  In the example shown in FIG. 17A, the big hit determination random number 7, the big hit symbol random number 23, the reach selection random number 109, and the first variation group random number 201 are stored in the second place in the hold order in the hold table 53a. At this stage, since the fluctuation display of the special symbol corresponding to the first holding order is not finished, the second changing group random number and the change / effect pattern selection random number are not stored in the second holding order. When the change display of the special symbol corresponding to the first hold order is completed, as shown in FIG. 17B, the hold order of each stored data is incremented by one. Then, the second change group random number 65 and the change / effect pattern selection random number 103 are stored in the first holding order. The variation / effect pattern corresponding to the variation / effect pattern selection random number 103 is the jackpot variation / effect pattern 244.

[Contents of image data ROM]
Next, main contents stored in the image data ROMs 74 and 75 (FIG. 12) mounted on the image / sound control board 70 will be described with reference to the drawings.
18A is an explanatory diagram showing the main stored contents of the image data ROM 74 shown in FIG. 12, and FIG. 18B is an explanatory diagram showing the main stored contents of the image data ROM 75.

As shown in FIG. 18A, in the image data ROM 74, the big hit variation / effect pattern data 74a, the loss variation / effect pattern data 74b, the big hit symbol data 74c, the lost symbol data 74d, the composition big hit moving image data 74e, and For example, the composition moving image data 74f for synthesis is stored.
The jackpot variation / effect pattern data 74a is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 the jackpot variation / effect patterns 1 to 311 stored in the control command table 52b (FIG. 15A).

The loss variation / effect pattern data 74 b is image data for displaying the loss change / effect patterns 1 to 109 stored in the control command table 52 b on the effect display 30.
The composition big hit moving image data 74e is image data for creating new big hit variation / effect pattern data by synthesizing with the animation data stored in the RAM 504. The composition losing moving image data 74f is image data for creating new losing fluctuation / effect pattern data by synthesizing with the animation data stored in the RAM 504.

When the image / audio control MPU 71 receives a composite moving image generation command for instructing generation of a new variation / effect pattern from the main control MPU 51, the composition big hit moving image data 74e and the composition loss moving image data 74f. The moving image data for synthesis to be selected from the above is determined by lottery. In this case, when data indicating the big hit determination result as a result of the big hit determination is received from the main control MPU 51 together with the synthesized moving image generation command, a predetermined synthesis is performed by lottery from the synthetic big hit moving image data 74e. Big hit video data is selected. In addition, when data indicating the determination result of the loss as a result of the big hit determination is received from the main control MPU 51 together with the synthesized moving image generation command, the predetermined composition image is selected from the synthesized moving image data 74f by lottery. Select lost video data.
Then, the selected composition big hit moving image data or the composition loss moving image data is synthesized with the animation data stored in the RAM 504 by the image processing LSI 76, and new big hit variation / effect pattern data and loss variation / It is stored in the RAM 505 as effect pattern data.

That is, according to the result of lottery by the main control MPU 51, the variation / effect pattern data stored in the image data ROM 74 from the time of manufacture is used, or the player image is synthesized with animation data that is animated. New variation / direction pattern data is used.
The jackpot symbol data 74c is image data for confirming and displaying the jackpot symbol on the effect display 30. The lost symbol data 74d is image data for confirming and displaying the lost symbol on the effect display 30.

  As shown in FIG. 18B, the image data ROM 75 stores jackpot effect data 75a, jackpot game effect data 75b, customer waiting image data 75c, error notification data 75d, and the like. The big hit effect data 75a is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 an image indicating that a big hit has occurred when the special symbol variation display is stopped and the big hit symbol is confirmed and displayed. The big hit game data 75b is image data for displaying an effect image during the big hit game on the effect display 30. The customer waiting image data 75c is image data for displaying a predetermined effect image on the effect display device 30 in a so-called customer waiting state in which the special symbol is not variably displayed and the game ball is not being fired. . The error notification data 75d is image data for displaying on the effect display 30 an image indicating the occurrence of a ball breakage, ball clogging, prize ball payout abnormality, or the like, or the occurrence of an illegal act using magnetism. .

[Main game flow]
Next, the main flow of the game in the pachinko machine 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.
(Main processing executed by main control MPU)
First, the flow of main processes executed by the main control MPU 51 will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a flow of main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 when the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing main processing executed by the main control MPU 51 during the game. In the following description, a process step executed by each MPU is abbreviated as S.

  The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the power of the pachinko machine 1 is turned on (S1 in FIG. 19). If it is determined that the power is turned on (S1: Yes), a security check is executed (S2), and the stack The pointer is initialized (S3). Subsequently, an interrupt mode is set (S4), and access to the main control work RAM 53 is permitted (S5). Subsequently, peripheral devices of the main control MPU 51 are initialized (S6), and it is determined whether or not the RAM erase switch 94a (FIG. 10) for erasing the backup data of the main control work RAM 53 is turned on (S7). .

  If it is determined that the data is on (S7: Yes), the data stored in all storage areas of the main control work RAM 53 is erased (S8). Whether or not the RAM erase switch 94a is turned on is determined only once after the power is turned on and not thereafter. Subsequently, the main control work RAM 53 is initialized (S9), and a command for setting the effect control board 400 to the power-on state is transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S10).

  If it is determined in S7 that the RAM erase switch 94a is not turned on (S7: No), it is determined whether or not power-off occurrence information indicating that the power has been cut off due to a power failure is stored (S11). ), If it is determined that it is stored (S11: Yes), a checksum is calculated (S12). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the checksum stored when the power is turned off matches the checksum calculated in S7, that is, whether or not the checksum is normal (S13). If this is the case (S13: Yes), the initial value upon power restoration is set in the main control work RAM 53 (S14).

  Subsequently, a command for returning the effect control board 400 to the gaming state at the time of power restoration is transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S15), and a payout control start command is transmitted to the payout control board 60 (S16). Thereby, the game at the time of power-off is restarted, and when an unpaid prize ball remains, the unpaid prize ball is paid out. Subsequently, an interrupt is set and the interrupt is permitted (S17), and the process proceeds to game control.

  When the main control MPU 51 shifts to game control, the game start process (S100 in FIG. 20), the special symbol game process (S200), the special electric accessory game process (S300), the normal symbol game process (S400), and the normal electric motor An accessory game process (S500) is executed.

[Game start processing]
Next, the flow of the game start process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S100 of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing the flow of the game start process executed by the main control MPU 51, and FIG. 22 is a flowchart showing the continuation of the game start process shown in FIG.

  The main control MPU 51 transmits the command stored in the command transmission buffer to the effect control board 400 and the payout control board 60 (S101 in FIG. 21). Subsequently, information of each switch such as the first start port switch 21a and the second start port switch 27a electrically connected to the main control board 50 other than the RAM erase switch 94a is read (S102).

  Subsequently, the state of each read switch is determined, and the determination result is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as switch detection information (S103). For example, when using a switch whose output voltage changes from high level to low level when a game ball is detected (for example, a through-type proximity switch), it is determined that the output voltage has changed from high level to low level. The determination result is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as switch detection information (for example, binary data 1).

  Subsequently, 1 is added to the count value of each random number counter that counts each random number shown in FIG. 13, and the random number generated by each random number counter is updated (S104). Subsequently, the switch detection information stored in the main control work RAM 53 in the previous S103 is referred to and it is determined whether or not a winning is detected (S105). If it is determined that a winning is detected (S105: Yes), the switch detection information is stored in the main control work RAM 53 as winning detection information (S106). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the winning detection information stored in S106 is 0 (S107). If it is determined that it is not 0 (S107: No), a command for storing a command to be transmitted to the payout control board 60 A prize ball number command for paying out the number of prize balls corresponding to the winning detection information is stored in the transmission buffer (S108). For example, if it is determined that one piece of winning detection information for paying out five prize balls is stored (S107: No), a command transmission buffer is used for commanding the number of prize balls for instructing five prize balls to be paid out. (S108).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not there is a game ball to be paid out, that is, whether or not the ball is out of play (S109). This determination is made based on whether or not a ball-out condition command is received from the payout control board 60. Here, when it is determined that the ball is out of state (S109: Yes), the ball transmission abnormality command is stored in the command transmission buffer for storing the command to be transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S110), When it is determined that the ball is not in a cut state (S109: No), a normal ball cut command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S111).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the lower tray 7 is full of prize balls (S112). This determination is made based on whether or not a lower tray full command is received from the payout control board 60. Here, when it is determined that the base plate 7 is full (S112: Yes), the base plate full error command is stored in the command transmission buffer for storing a command to be transmitted to the effect control board 400 (S113). If it is determined that the lower tray 7 is not full (S112: No), the lower tray full command command transmission buffer is stored (S114).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the door (glass frame set 3) or the frame (front frame set 2) is in an open state (S115 in FIG. 22). This determination is made based on whether a door / frame opening command is received from the payout control board 60. If it is determined that the door or frame is open (S115: Yes), the door / frame open state command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S116), and it is determined that the frame or door is not open. In this case (S115: No), the door / frame closed state command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S117).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the prize ball is in an abnormal state, such as a state where there is no prize ball to be paid out, or a situation where the prize ball cannot be paid out due to a clogged ball (S118). This determination is made based on whether or not a ball-out command is received from the payout control board 60. If it is determined that the prize ball is abnormal (S118: Yes), the prize ball abnormality command is stored in the command transmission buffer (S119), and if it is determined that the prize ball is not abnormal (S118: No). ), The winning ball normal command is stored (S120). Subsequently, the process proceeds to special symbol game processing.

[Special design game processing]
Next, the flow of the special symbol game process executed by the main control MPU 51 in S200 of FIG. 20 will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 23 is a flowchart showing the flow of the special symbol game process executed by the main control MPU 51, and FIG. 24 is a flowchart showing the continuation of the special symbol game process shown in FIG. Here, a special symbol game process when a game ball wins the first start port 21 will be described.

  The main control MPU 51 determines whether or not the game ball has won the first start port 21 (S201 in FIG. 23). If it is determined that the game has won (S201: Yes), the special symbol hold number U is 4. It is determined whether it is less than the number (S202). Here, if it is determined that the number is less than four (S202: Yes), the big hit determination random number R3, the big hit symbol random number R5, the reach selection random number R7 and the first variation group random number R8 is obtained from each random number counter, They are stored in the hold table 53a (FIG. 17) (S203). Subsequently, 1 is added to the special symbol holding number U (S204).

  Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the first variable winning device 24 or the second variable winning device 25 (FIG. 5 (a)) is in operation, that is, whether or not the big hit game is in operation (S205). If it is determined that it is not (S205: No), it is determined whether or not the special symbol display device 31 (FIG. 5B) is changing the special symbol (S206). If it is determined that the special symbol is not changing (S206: No), it is determined whether or not it is time to display the special symbol stop symbol (S207), and it is determined that it is not in time. In the case (S207: No), it is determined whether or not the special symbol reservation number U is 0 (S208).

  Here, when it is determined that the special symbol hold number U is not 0 (S208: No), it is determined whether or not it is in the probability variation gaming state (S209), and when it is determined that it is in the probability variation gaming state (S209). : Yes), the jackpot determination of the probability variation gaming state is performed (S210). That is, the jackpot determination random number acquired in S203 is compared with the jackpot value set in the probability variation gaming state of the jackpot value table 52a (FIG. 14), and there is a jackpot value that matches the jackpot determination random number. If it is determined to be a big hit, if it does not exist, it is determined to be lost. For example, if the big hit determination random number is 7, there is a big hit value 7 corresponding to the big hit determination random number, so it is determined that it is a big hit, and if the big hit determination random number is 8, there is no big hit value matching it. Judge as lost.

  If it is determined in S209 that the game state is not the probability change game state (S209: No), a big hit determination of the normal game state is performed (S211). That is, the jackpot determination random number acquired in S203 is compared with the jackpot value set in the normal gaming state of the jackpot value table 52a (FIG. 14), and there is a jackpot value that matches the jackpot determination random number. If it is determined to be a big hit, if it does not exist, it is determined to be lost. For example, if the big hit determination random number is 71, it is determined that there is a big hit value 71 that matches it, so that it is determined as a big hit. If the big hit determination random number is 72, there is no big hit value that matches it. Judge as lost. Subsequently, the second variation group random number R9 and the variation / effect pattern selection random number R10 are acquired from each random number counter and stored in the hold table 53a (S212).

  Subsequently, the composition moving image data stored in the image data ROM 74 and the animation data stored in the RAM 504 are combined to generate a composition moving image, that is, whether to generate a new variation / effect pattern. (S213). This lottery is performed using a random number counter, and when the random number acquired from the random number counter is a specific random number, it is determined to generate a new variation / effect pattern. For example, if a random number counter that generates random numbers 0 to 9 is used and the random number acquired from the random number counter is 0 to 3, it is determined to generate a new variation / effect pattern.

  Subsequently, as a result of the lottery in S213, it is determined whether or not a new variation / effect pattern is to be generated (S214). If it is determined that the pattern is to be generated (S214: Yes), A synthetic moving image generation command for instructing generation is set in the transmission buffer (S215). If it is determined in S214 that a new variation / effect pattern has not been generated (S214: No), a time reduction determination, a probability state determination, and a hold number determination are performed, and each of these determination results and a hold table are determined. A variation / effect pattern is determined based on each random number stored in 53a (S216).

  Subsequently, when an affirmative determination is made in S214, the variation time set in the newly generated variation / effect pattern is determined, and when a negative determination is made in S214, the variation / effect pattern determined in S216. Is set (S217 in FIG. 24) to cause the special symbol display device 31 to start displaying special symbols, and the synthesized moving image generation command set in S215 or the variation determined in S216. A change / effect pattern designation command corresponding to the effect pattern is transmitted to the image / audio control MPU 71 via the effect control board 400 (S218). In this embodiment, the same variation time is set for each newly generated variation / production pattern.

Subsequently, measurement of the variation time set in S217 is started (S219). This variation time is the time required from when the special symbol starts to change until it stops, and at the same time, the time required for the effect indicator 30 to start after the change / effect pattern is displayed. Subsequently, 1 is subtracted from the special symbol holding number U (S220).
Then, when executing the special symbol game process in the next cycle, if it is determined in S206 in FIG. 23 that the special symbol is changing (S206: Yes), it is determined whether or not the variation time has elapsed (FIG. 23). 24 (S221), if it is determined that the time has elapsed (S221: Yes), the variation of the special symbol is stopped (S222).

  Subsequently, a stop symbol display time for displaying a special symbol stop symbol is set (S223), and measurement of the stop symbol display time is started (S224). Then, when executing the special symbol game process in the next cycle, if it is determined in S207 of FIG. 23 that it is during the stop symbol display time (S207: Yes), it is determined whether or not the stop symbol display time has elapsed. (S225 in FIG. 24) If it is determined that the time has passed (S225: Yes), it is determined whether or not the special symbol jackpot symbol has been confirmed (S226). Here, when it is determined that the display is confirmed (S226: Yes), the big hit game is started (S227).

  Subsequently, the probability changing function (function to continue the probability changing gaming state) is stopped (S228), and the time reduction function (function to continue time reduction) is stopped (S229). Here, the reason why the probability changing function and the time saving function are stopped is that the probability changing function and the time saving function are made to function after the big hit game is finished. Further, when it is determined in S226 that the big hit symbol is not fixedly displayed (S226: No), it is determined whether or not it is in the short time gaming state (S230), and when it is determined that it is in the short time gaming state (S230). : Yes), it is determined whether or not the specified number of fluctuations during operation of the time-saving function has ended (S231). If it is determined that the specified number of fluctuations has been completed (S231: Yes), the time-saving function is stopped (S232), and the process moves to the special electric utility game process (S300 in FIG. 20).

  The description of the special electric game game process (S300), the normal symbol game process (S400) and the normal electric game game process (S500) shown in FIG. 20 is omitted.

[Animation data generation processing]
Next, the flow of animation data generation processing executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 determines whether or not the effect display 30 is displaying the message image M1 (FIG. 7) (S600), and if it is determined that the effect is being displayed (S600: Yes), the effect is displayed. It is determined whether or not the button 9 has been operated (S601). Here, when it is determined that the production button 9 has been operated (S601: Yes), the camera 501 is activated to photograph the upper side from the shoulder of the player sitting on the chair placed in front of the pachinko machine 1 ( S602).

  Subsequently, face recognition is performed based on the player image captured by the image processing unit 502 from the camera 501, and it is determined whether the face recognition is successful (S603), and it is determined that the face recognition is successful. (S603: Yes), the animation data generation unit 503 generates animation data based on the player image (S606), and the animation data is stored in the RAM 504 (S607).

  If it is determined in S603 that face recognition has not been successful (S603: No), the fact that face recognition has failed is reported (S611). For example, a message image “Face recognition failed” is notified on the screen of the effect display 30. Or the message of the same content is reproduced | regenerated from the speakers 10-12. If it is determined in S601 that the effect button 9 has not been operated (S601: No), it is determined whether or not the game has started (S612). The determination as to whether or not the game has started is made, for example, whether or not the player has grasped the launch handle 4a and the touch sensor 4j (FIG. 10) is turned on, or a winning of the launched game ball has occurred. This can be done by determining whether or not. If it is determined that the game has started (S612: Yes), the message M1 displayed on the effect display 30 is deleted (S613).

[Synthetic video generation processing]
Next, the flow of the synthetic moving image generation process executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 determines whether or not the main control MPU 51 has received the synthesized moving image generation command transmitted in S218 in FIG. 24 (S700). If it is determined that the received command has been received (S700: Yes), The composition moving image data to be read from the composition big hit moving image data 74e stored in the image data ROM 74 or the composition loss moving image data 74f (FIG. 18A) is determined by lottery (S701).

  Here, when data indicating the result of being determined to be a big hit in the big hit determination is received from the main control MPU 51, the combination big hit moving image data read out from the combining big hit moving image data 74e is determined by lottery, In the case where data indicating the result of determining that the game has been lost in the big hit determination is received from the main control MPU 51, the composition-use moving image data to be read from the composition-use loss-use moving image data 74f is determined by lottery.

  The lottery is performed using, for example, a random number counter that counts the count value corresponding to the address of the composition moving image data, and the composition moving image associated with the random number acquired from the random number counter is determined. For example, if a random number counter that counts 0 to 9 corresponding to addresses 0 to 9 is used and the random number acquired from the random number counter is 3, the composition moving image of the same 3 addresses as the random number Select image data.

  Subsequently, the synthesized moving image data selected by the lottery in S701 and the animation data stored in the RAM 504 are synthesized to generate a synthesized moving image (S703), and the generated synthesized moving image is changed to a new jackpot fluctuation. Stored in the RAM 505 as effect pattern data or loss variation / effect pattern data (S704).

[Variation / effect pattern display processing]
Next, the flow of the variation / effect pattern display process executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

  The image / audio control MPU 71 determines whether or not the variation / effect pattern designation command transmitted by the main control MPU 51 has been received (S800). If it is determined that it has been received (S800: Yes), the received variation The effect pattern designation command is stored in the image / sound control work RAM 73 (FIG. 12) (S801). Subsequently, the stored variation / effect pattern designation command is analyzed (S802), and the variation time specified by the variation / effect pattern designation command, that is, display of the variation / effect pattern on the effect display 30 is started. The time required for displaying the stop effect symbol is set (S803).

  Subsequently, the image processing LSI 76 is controlled, and the variation / effect pattern corresponding to the received variation / effect pattern designation command is read from the image data ROM 74 or RAM 505 and displayed on the effect display 30 and various LEDs are turned on. At the same time, the music is reproduced by the speakers 10 to 12 and the production is started (S804). Subsequently, measurement of the variation time set in S803 is started (S805), and the process proceeds to the next process. When it is determined that the variation / effect pattern designation command is not received in S800 when the variation / effect pattern display process is executed in the next cycle (S800: No), it is determined whether or not the effect is being performed ( S806).

  Here, if it is determined that the production is in progress (S806: Yes), it is determined whether or not the variation time at which the measurement is started in S805 has elapsed (S807), and if it is determined that it has not elapsed (S807). : No), it is determined whether or not it is time to perform the button effect (S809). If it is determined that it is time to perform the button effect (S809: No), an effect button operation request image such as a message requesting the operation of the effect button 9 is displayed on the effect display 30 (S810). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not the effect button 9 has been operated within the effective time (S811). If it is determined that the effect button 9 has been operated (S811: Yes), the button effect is an image displayed by operating the effect button 9 The image is displayed on the effect display 30 (S812).

  If it is determined that the variation time has elapsed in S807 (S807: Yes), a stop effect symbol (big hit symbol or lose symbol) that is a stop symbol of the effect symbol is displayed (S808). If the displayed variation / effect pattern does not perform a button effect, a negative determination is made in S809.

[Effect of the first embodiment]
(1) If the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment described above is implemented, a new animation in which at least the face animation of the player is animated and the synthesis moving image stored in the memory (image data ROM 74) is synthesized. Since the change / effect pattern can be displayed on the effect display 30, the types of change / effect patterns can be increased as compared with a pachinko machine that displays only the change / effect pattern stored in the memory at the time of manufacture. it can.
That is, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine that can maintain the freshness of the game and can suppress a decrease in the operating rate of the stand.

(2) Moreover, if the pachinko machine 1 according to the first embodiment is implemented, the player becomes a character appearing in the variation / direction pattern, so that the player himself has become a character in the variation / direction pattern. You can enjoy an interesting game that you can't think of with conventional pachinko machines.
(3) Furthermore, since the composition moving image to be synthesized with the animation is selected by lottery, the character that the player is imitating changes, so that the types of variation / effect patterns can be further increased.

(4) Furthermore, since the production button 9 also serves as a shutter button for photographing with the camera 501, there is no need to provide a dedicated shutter button for the camera 501, and accordingly, the manufacturing cost of the pachinko machine 1 is reduced accordingly. Can be reduced.

Second Embodiment
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The pachinko machine of this embodiment is characterized in that the player can select a character that the player can impersonate.

FIG. 28A is an explanatory diagram of a screen for selecting a character, and FIG. 28B is an explanatory diagram of a screen when a character is selected.
Note that the pachinko machine of this embodiment has the same configuration and functions as the pachinko machine 1 of the first embodiment described above, except for the configuration and functions for the player to select a character to be impersonated by the player. The same reference numerals are used for the configuration and function, and the description is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 28 (a), the effect display 30 displays the message image M1 (FIG. 7) described above before the game is started, and the player operates the effect button 9 to activate the camera 501. After the player is photographed, a message image M2 for explaining the contents that can select a character that the player impersonates and a selectable character image group K are displayed. In the example shown in the figure, the message image M2 is a message image with the content “Please select the character you want to imitate by pressing the effect button”.

  The character image group K includes a plurality of types of character images such as babies, boys and boys, youth boys, senior men, boys and girls, youth girls, and aliens. These character images respectively appear in a plurality of types of variation / effect patterns that can be displayed by the effect indicator 30. In the figure, symbol C is a cursor for specifying a character image to be selected, and moves to the next character image each time the effect button 9 is pressed.

  When the effect button 9 is pressed and held for a predetermined time or longer, the character image specified by the cursor C at that time is determined. As shown in FIG. 28 (b), the effect indicator 30 determines the character image. A message image M3 explaining this and the determined character image are displayed. In the example shown in the figure, the message image M3 is a message image having the content “I have determined this character”.

[Animation data generation process 2]
Next, the animation data generation process 2 executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  When the MPU 71 for image and sound control executes the same S600 to S602 (FIG. 25) as the animation data generation process in the first embodiment and determines that the face recognition is successful (S603: Yes), it is shown in FIG. A screen for selecting a character is displayed on the effect display 30 (S604). Subsequently, it is determined whether or not a predetermined character has been selected by operating the effect button 9 (S605). If it is determined that the character has been selected (S605: Yes), the player image is displayed to the animation data generation unit 503. Is generated (S606), and the animation data is stored in the RAM 504 (S607).

[Synthetic moving image generation processing 2]
Next, the synthesized moving image generating process 2 executed by the image / audio control MPU 71 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

If the video / audio control MPU 71 determines that the composite video generation command has been received (S700: Yes), the video data ROM 74 generates video data for synthesis in which the character selected by the player in the animation data generation process 2 appears. (S702).
Here, in the case where data indicating the result of being determined to be a big hit in the big hit determination is received from the main control MPU 51, the combination big hit in which the character selected by the player in the synthetic big hit moving image data 74e appears. When moving image data is selected and data indicating the result of determining that the game has been lost in the jackpot determination is received from the main control MPU 51, the character selected by the player appears in the combined moving image data 74f. Select the synthesize moving image data to be combined.

  Subsequently, the synthesized moving image data selected in S702 and the animation data stored in the RAM 504 are synthesized to generate a synthesized moving image (S703), and the generated synthesized moving image is converted into a new jackpot fluctuation / effect. The data is stored in the RAM 505 as pattern data or loss variation / effect pattern data (S704). Thereby, it will be in the state which can be displayed on the production | presentation display 30 the fluctuation and production pattern which the character which the player selected appears.

[Effects of Second Embodiment]
(1) If the pachinko machine 1 according to the second embodiment described above is implemented, a new animation in which at least a player's face animation is animated and a synthesis moving image stored in the memory (image data ROM 74) is synthesized. Since the change / effect pattern can be displayed on the effect display 30, the types of change / effect patterns can be increased as compared with a pachinko machine that displays only the change / effect pattern stored in the memory at the time of manufacture. it can.
That is, it is possible to realize a pachinko machine that can maintain the freshness of the game and can suppress a decrease in the operating rate of the stand.

(2) Moreover, if the pachinko machine 1 of the second embodiment is implemented, the player can impersonate the selected desired character, so that it is possible to enjoy an interesting game that cannot be considered with a conventional pachinko machine.
(3) Furthermore, since the effect button 9 also serves as a shutter button for photographing with the camera 501, there is no need to provide a dedicated shutter button for the camera 501. Further, since the production button 9 also serves as a button for selecting a character, there is no need to provide a dedicated button for selecting a character.
Therefore, the manufacturing cost of the pachinko machine 1 can be reduced because it is not necessary to provide dedicated buttons.

1 .. Pachinko machine, 4a ... Launch handle (launch device), 5. Game board,
9 .... Direction button, 21 ... First start port (start port), 22. Second start port (start port),
30 .. Effect display (image display device),
74. Image data ROM (moving image storage means),
76 Image processing LSI (composite moving image generating means) 501, Camera (photographing means),
503..Animation data generation unit (animation generation means),
505... RAM (composite moving image storage means), A1, A2 .. animation,
G1, G2, .. video for composition,
H2, H4 ... New variation / direction pattern (composite video), P ... game ball,
R1 to R10 ... random numbers.

Claims (2)

A game board in which a falling area of game balls is formed;
A launcher that launches a game ball into the flow-down area;
A start opening provided in the game area;
Random number generating means for generating a random number;
Random number obtaining means for obtaining a random number generated by the random number generating means when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening;
Jackpot determination means for determining whether the jackpot or the loss based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means;
An image display device that starts displaying a moving image when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening, and displays an image showing a determination result of the jackpot determination means after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start. In a pachinko machine equipped with
Photographing means for photographing at least the face of the player;
Animation generating means for animating a player image showing at least a face of the player photographed by the photographing means, and generating an animation based on the animated player image;
Moving image storage means storing a plurality of types of moving images in which different characters appear,
A moving image selection means for selecting a predetermined moving image by lottery from a plurality of types of moving images stored in the moving image storage means;
The animation generated by the animation generating unit and the predetermined moving image selected by the moving image selecting unit are combined, and a combined moving image in which the character appearing in the selected predetermined moving image is replaced by the player is obtained. A synthetic moving image generating means for generating;
A synthesized moving image storing means for storing a synthesized moving image generated by the synthesized moving image generating means,
The pachinko machine, wherein the image display device is configured to be able to display a synthesized moving image stored in the synthesized moving image storage means. A game board in which a falling area of game balls is formed;
A launcher that launches a game ball into the flow-down area;
A start opening provided in the game area;
Random number generating means for generating a random number;
Random number obtaining means for obtaining a random number generated by the random number generating means when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening;
Jackpot determination means for determining whether the jackpot or the loss based on the random number acquired by the random number acquisition means;
An image display device that starts displaying a moving image when a game ball launched by the launching device wins the start opening, and displays an image showing a determination result of the jackpot determination means after a predetermined time has elapsed since the start. In a pachinko machine equipped with
Photographing means for photographing at least the face of the player;
Animation generating means for animating a player image showing at least a face of the player photographed by the photographing means, and generating an animation based on the animated player image;
Moving image storage means storing a plurality of types of moving images in which different characters appear,
Character selection means for selecting a desired character from a plurality of characters displayed on the image display device by a player operating the operation means;
The animation generated by the animation generating unit and the moving image in which the character selected by the character selecting unit appears are combined to generate a combined moving image in which the character selected by the character selecting unit is replaced by the player. Synthetic moving image generation means;
A synthesized moving image storing means for storing a synthesized moving image generated by the synthesized moving image generating means,
The pachinko machine, wherein the image display device is configured to be able to display a synthesized moving image stored in the synthesized moving image storage means.

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